IAPR-TC11 Newsletter
March 15, 2007
http://www.iapr-tc11.org
Announcements
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- Call for Nominations for ICDAR2007 Awards
- Call for Proposals to Host ICDAR2011
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RECOGNITION (ICDAR)
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR IAPR/ICDAR 2007 AWARDS
Nominations Due: May 1, 2007
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The IAPR/ICDAR Award Program is an established program designed to recognize
individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of Document Analysis
and Recognition in one or more of the following areas:
o Research
o Training of students
o Research/Industry interaction
o Service to the profession
Every two years, two awards categories are presented. Namely, the ICDAR Young Investigator Award (less than 40 years old at the time the award is made), and the IAPR/ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award. Each award will consist of a token gift and a suitably inscribed certificate. The recipient of the Outstanding Achievements Award will be invited to give the opening keynote speech at the current ICDAR conference, introduced by the recipient from the previous conference.
Nominations are invited for the 2007 ICDAR Awards in both categories.
The nomination packet should include the following:
1. A nominating letter (1 page) including a brief citation to be included in the certificate.
2. A brief vitae (2 pages) of the nominee highlighting the accomplishments being recognized.
3. Supporting letters (1 page each) from 3 active researchers from at least three different countries.
A nomination is usually put forward by a researcher (preferably from a different Institution than the nominee) who is knowledgeable of the scientific achievements of the nominee, and who organizes letters of support.
The submission procedure is strictly confidential, and self nominations are not allowed.
Please send these, preferably as a single pdf file, to the chair of the Awards Committee, Jianying Hu. The deadline for receipt of nominations is May 1st, 2007 but early submissions are strongly encouraged. For further information, please contact:
Dr. Jianying Hu
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
1101 Kitchawan Road, Route 134
Yorktown Heights, NY 10598
(914) 945-1061
jyhu@us.ibm.com
The final decision will be made by the Awards Committee.
ICDAR 2007 Awards Committee
Dr. Jianying Hu (Chair, TC11)
Dr. Wenyin Liu (Chair, TC10)
Dr. David Doermann (EIC, IJDAR)
Prof. Robert Sabourin (Chair, ICDAR2007)
Prof. Ching Y Suen (Previous recipient of Outstanding Achievements Award)
Dr. Apostolos Antonacopoulos (TC11 representative / previous recipient
of Young Investigator Award)
Prof. Young-Bin Kwon (TC10 representative)
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DOCUMENT ANALYSIS AND RECOGNITION (ICDAR)
CALL FOR PROPOSALS TO HOST ICDAR 2011
Deadline: July 1, 2007
Submission Method: email to jyhu@us.ibm.com
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The ICDAR Advisory Board are seeking proposals to host the Eleventh International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition, to be held in 2011 (ICDAR 2011).
ICDAR is the most important IAPR event in the field of Document Analysis and Recognition. The aim of this conference is to bring together international experts to share their experiences and to promote research and development in all areas of Document Analysis and Recognition.
Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host an ICDAR should first familiarise themselves with the latest edition (March 2007)of the "Guidelines for Organizing and Bidding to Host ICDAR" document (attached and also available on the TC10 and TC11 websites (www.iapr-tc10.org and www.iapr-tc11.org respectively). The submission of a bid implies full agreement with the rules and procedures outlined in that document.
The submitted proposal must define clearly the items specified in the
Guidelines (Section 5.2).
It has been the tradition that the location of ICDAR conferences follows roughly a rotating schedule among different continents. ICDAR 2005 was held in Seoul (Asia), ICDAR2007 will be held in Curitiba (Americas), and ICDAR2009 will be held in Barcelona (Europe). Thus proposals from the Asia/Pacific region are strongly encouraged for the 2011 proposal. However, high quality bids from other locations will also be considered.
Proposals will be examined by the ICDAR Advisory Board. Valid bids will then be presented at the TC10/TC11 joint meeting held during ICDAR 2007, where a ballot will be conducted to determine the winning bid.
Proposals should be emailed to Dr. Jianying Hu at jyhu@us.ibm.com by July 1, 2007.
ICDAR Advisory Board
Dr. Wenyin Liu (Chair, TC10)
Dr. Jianying Hu (Chair, TC11)
Dr. Apostolos Antonacopoulos (Chair, IAPR C&M Committee)
Prof. Andreas Dengel
Prof. Karl Tombre
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With best regards,
Dr. Jianying Hu, IAPR-TC11 Chair
jyhu@us.ibm.com
Dr. Apostolos Antonacopoulos, IAPR-TC11 Vice Chair
A.Antonacopoulos@salford.ac.uk
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